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false alarm, so instead both
Plautius and Aemilius marched to take on Vaccus and Privernum. What happened next is a bit murky, either the city was taken by storm, or the city and Vaccus himself were surrendered by the Privenates. Either way however the result remained the same; Privernum was taken, the rebellion was quashed, and Vitruvius Vaccus was taken prisoner. When the senate heard word of this capture, they ordered Plautius to tear down the fortifications of Privernum and place a sizable Roman garrison in the city, and also gave permission for the consuls to celebrate a triumph for their victory. After Plautius and Aemilius, now known as "Privernas" because of the victory, had triumphed, Vitruvius Vaccus and his associates were executed and his lands in Rome were seized.
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